The role of Research and Technology: Developing the Agro-Allied Industry and Plugging the Infrastructure Gap Private sector led and Government enabled Transformation of Agriculture in Nigeria: Technologies, Infrastructure and Youth Kenton Dashiell, Festus Okunlola, Seun Adedeji and Tolu Bajulaye Wednesday 28, June 2017 www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Cassava Intensification • Introduction of High- yielding, early bulking varieties resistant to CMD www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Cassava Intensification Cassava use • Flour • Starch • Sweetener www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Cassava Intensification • Replace Cassava Bread imported wheat up to 20% in bread and 40% in other confectionaries www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Transformation of Maize in the Guinea Savannas • Streak Virus and Striga resistant • Thriving in poultry industry • Becoming dominant cereals in Northern Nigeria www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Transformation of Maize in the Guinea Savannas • Dramatic production increase from 0.65Mha in 1984 to about 6Mha in 2014 www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Soybean in Maize-Soybean Farming Systems • Soybeans largely unknown in Nigeria up till 1980s • Production increased dramatically because of new high ylding varieties and strong demad for vegetable oil and poultry feed www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Sorghum for Food Security and Industrial Uses www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Sorghum for Food Security and Industrial Uses Yield of Improved Varieties in MT/Ha www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Raising Wheat Production • Demand in Nigeria > 4million MT per annum • Over $4billion importation annually www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Raising Wheat Production Wheat Yield in MT/Ha www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Major Obstacles www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Rural Physical Infrastructure • Rural Roads • Storage Facilities • Processing Facilities • Irrigation www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Rural Social Infrastructure • Borehole Schemes • Formal and Informal Education • Health Facilities • Farmers’ Unions and Cooperatives • Agricultural Extension www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Rural Institutional Infrastructure Cooperatives Credit Societies www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Rural Institutional Infrastructure Research Extension Markets www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Short term Goals • Make agricultural research serve the needs of the industry via reform of Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) from a coordinating research council to a managing research council. www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Short term Goals • Make agricultural research serve the needs of the industry via reform of ARCN from a coordinating research council to a managing research council • Achieve self-sufficiency in rice, maize, soybean, and poultry production; 50% self- sufficiency in fish, wheat, and dairy production by 2019 through establishment of a private sector-led, government enabled input distribution platform for the dissemination of a technology package. www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Short term Goals cont’d • Strengthen capacity for project management and policy making in the public sector via training of staff at all levels in financial and technical management www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
Short term Goals cont’d • Strengthen capacity for project management and policy making in the public sector via training of staff at all levels in financial and technical management • Create a new generation of farmers and Agripreneurs by recruiting, training, and mentoring 40,000 young men and women under the ENABLE Youth program of the Government and the AfDB www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
New Generation of Farmers and Agripreneurs Festus Okunlola, Seun Adedeji Tolu Bajulaye www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
THANK YOU! www.iita.org I www.cgiar.org
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